Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have conceded to the excesses of what we must all now call Woke One. But the concession, and that characterization of it, raise some obvious questions.
In this episode, Matt and Brian discuss:
What was Woke One;
Which aspects of it do progressive leaders now concede were “crazy”;
Why did it happen in the first place?
Then, how relevant is any of this for near-term politics so long as Donald Trump is in power wrecking the economy? The country keeps losing jobs (or putting up extremely week monthly jobs numbers). Congress is about to give Trump more power to impose tariffs. And there’s no clear offramp to the war in Iran. Are Republicans simply fucked? If so, why hasn’t the war been a bigger political disaster for Trump? Could Democratic leaders forge a factional truce around a midterm-campaign promise to end the war next year? Or is it going to be 2007 all over again?
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Further reading:
Matt on how the high cost of living is tearing Republicans apart.
Brian takes a stab at a Woke One origin story.
The doctor advising Republicans on how to lose weight says his miracle diet gives him orgasmic, wipe-free poops.
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